Dongkyu Yang is an economist working on issues in international trade, development, and macroeconomics, with a long-term historical perspective. He joined the KDI School of Public Policy and Management as an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Fall 2025.

He received his BA in Economics from Sungkyunkwan University and his PhD in Economics from the University of Colorado – Boulder. In 2023, he was awarded the Cambridge University Press Dissertation Fellowship by the Economic History Association. His work has been published in Journal of Political Economy: Macroeconomics, Explorations in Economic History, and other academic journals.